Emily Dickinson Lexicon

IN-COM-POS'ED, a. [in and composed.]

Disordered; disturbed. [But this word is little used. Instead of it we use discomposed.]

IN-COM'POS-ITE, a. [incom'pozit. in and composite.]

Uncompounded; simple.

IN-COM-POS-SI-BIL'I-TY, n. [in and compossible.]

The quality of not being possible but by the negation or destruction of something; inconsistency with something. [Little used.] More. Hale.

IN-COM-POS'SI-BLE, a. [in, con, and possible.]

Not possible to be or subsist with something else. [This and the preceding word are little used, and can hardly be considered as legitimate English words.]

IN-COM-PRE-HENS-I-BIL'I-TY, n. [See the next word.]

The quality of being incomprehensible, or beyond the reach of human intellect; inconceivableness. Campbell.

IN-COM-PRE-HENS'I-BLE, a. [Fr. See Comprehend.]

1. That can not be comprehended or understood; that is beyond the reach of human intellect; inconceivable. The nature of spiritual being is incomprehensible to us, or by us.
2. Not to be contained. [Little used.] Hooker.

IN-COM-PRE-HENS'I-BLE-NESS, n.

Incomprehensibility, which see.

IN-COM-PRE-HENS'I-BLY, adv.

In a manner which the human mind can not comprehend or understand; inconceivably. Locke.

IN-COM-PRE-HEN'SION, n.

Want of comprehension or understanding. Bacon.

IN-COM-PRE-HENS'IVE, a.

Not comprehensive; not extensive. Warton.

IN-COM-PRESS-I-BIL'I-TY, n. [See Incompressible.]

The quality of resisting compression, or of being incapable of reduction by force into a smaller compass.

IN-COM-PRESS'I-BLE, a. [in and compressible.]

Not to be compressed; not capable of being reduced by force into a smaller compass; resisting compression. Water is not wholly incompressible.

IN-COM-PU'TA-BLE, a.

That can not be computed.

IN-CON-CEAL'A-BLE, a. [in and concealable.]

Not concealable; not to be hid or kept secret. Brown.

IN-CON-CEIV'A-BLE, a. [in and conceivable; Fr. inconcevable.]

1. That can not be conceived by the mind; incomprehensible. It is inconceivable to us, how the will acts in producing muscular motion.
2. That can not be understood.

IN-CON-CEIV'A-BLE-NESS, n.

The quality of being inconceivable; incomprehensibility.

IN-CON-CEIV'A-BLY, adv.

In a manner beyond comprehension, or beyond the reach of human intellect. South.

IN-CON-CEP'TI-BLE, a.

Inconceivable. [Little used.] Hale.

IN-CON-CIN'NI-TY, n. [L. inconcinnitas.]

Unsuitableness; want of proportion. More.

IN-CON-CLU'DENT, a. [L. in and concludens, concludo, to conclude.]

Not inferring a conclusion or consequence. [Little used.] Ayliffe.

IN-CON-CLUD'ING, a.

Inferring no consequence. Pearson.

IN-CON-CLU'SIVE, a. [in and conclusive.]

Not producing a conclusion; not closing, concluding or settling a point in debate or a doubtful question. An argument or evidence is inconclusive, when it does not exhibit the truth of a disputed case in such a manner as to satisfy the mind, and put an end to debate or doubt.

IN-CON-CLU'SIVE-LY, adv.

Without such evidence as to determine the understanding in regard to truth or falsehood.

IN-CON-CLU'SIVE-NESS, n.

Want of such evidence as to satisfy the mind of truth or falsehood, and put an end to debate.

IN-CON-COCT', a.

Inconcocted.